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Resident urges moratorium on data-storage centers as Planning Board discusses bylaw changes
Summary
During a June 16 meeting a resident told the Milford Planning Board data-storage centers are "not good uses" and cited high electricity and water use; Town Planner said other towns are imposing moratoriums while the State works on regulations.
A resident urged the Milford Planning Board on June 16 to consider a moratorium or strict limits on data storage centers, saying the uses are inappropriate for the town and citing high utility demands.
Janice Carboni of 461 East Main Street attended the meeting and told the board that "they are not good uses for the Town of Milford." Carboni added that such facilities "also use a lot of water, of up to approximately 5 million gallons of water daily," a figure she presented during public comment. Town Planner Matthew Benoit said other municipalities have imposed moratoriums while state-level regulations are developed and told the board that considering a moratorium for Milford is appropriate.
Board members discussed related bylaw work. Christopher Wilson reported the food-truck bylaw is progressing as a general bylaw and that town officials continue drafting language. Joseph Calagione supported a process that ensures fixed food-truck locations remain under Planning Board oversight.
No formal zoning changes or votes were taken on data-storage centers at the June 16 meeting; the exchange was a public-comment and discussion item that the board may use to inform future bylaw drafting or a moratorium decision. The matter remains in the discussion stage and would require formal drafting and, if proposed, referral and public hearings before adoption.
